I absolutely love Bridear. I think they're such an underrated band. I wish more reactors would react to them, and that people would give them more of a chance. Thanks for reacting to them guys! We appreciate you!
@thebear128. Precisely. Bridear is one of those bands who are frequently overlooked, though not by me, in favour of some of their contemporaries, whether it be Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila et al, when they have just as many fantastic songs in their discography as those aforementioned bands, but don't garner the same amount of views or listens of which they are deserving, with Ignite and Ghoul being among their most watched MV'S, both now well over half a million views here on TH-cam. Just saw them live recently here in my hometown of Melbourne, Aus, (2nd show) as part of their "Into The World Forever" tour, and they were absolutely 🔥. I'm so glad that not only my prayers from 2022 were answered, but that they decided to make Australia the first stop of the tour. All due respect to Dream Evil, but Bridear were the standouts of that 2nd show as I unfortunately missed the first one. Have nothing but love for Bridear. Favourite album - Expose Your Emotions.✌️♥️🤘🇦🇺
They released an album earlier this year called Born Again. It was recorded in Sweden and has a darker sound, with obvious European influences. They've had a lot of evolution, starting out more thrashy/power-metal, then incorporating both Japanese pop-rock and prog-metal elements, before this latest turn, but I've liked every iteration of the band.
Misa or Misato Ono the guitarist in the leather did the growling back with the original line up like we have here. Kimi the vocalist also did some on certain songs. Haru the bassist took over growling when Misa left the band. Bridear still plays this song and other early songs today. Bridear has uploaded several videos in support of their latest album and just back from Australia after a five stop tour there.
Thanks for coming back to Bridear, guys! Love the reaction and perspective. The live version of this song from Aegis of London is also worth checking out. It would be super cool to see you guys react to Real Is Real from their newest album; it doesn't have a music video, but really kicks ass and has a lot of rhythmic shifts, plus the mix of clean and harsh vocals.
Glad you enjoyed it! Here's an oldie from right at the start of Bridear with the same lineup as this track: Thread Of The Light - th-cam.com/video/enbjKqMOTe4/w-d-xo.html Or you can come right up to present day with Still Burning - th-cam.com/video/v7UOTBAtJh0/w-d-xo.html (there is a live version on their channel as well) and of course I hope you enjoy these and the others from my last list in the community section. Thanks as always for the reactions!
Hey guys, thanks for coming back to Bridear. You have actually now done four reactions to them, but it looks like you missed my comments on the first one (more than a year ago) so here is an updated version: As you know, Japanese metal is on an incredible roll, especially the women, who are kicking ass on an epic scale. Founded in 2011, Bridear are one of the second wave of all-female heavy-metal bands. They have undergone a few lineup changes, and have experimented with various styles, but they always come back to their foundation of hard-driving metal-inflected rock. They have the quintessential twin-lead attack and technical rhythm section. Here is the original lineup: Kimi-Vocals Haru-Bass, growls Misa-Guitars, growls Mitsuru-Guitars (pink flying V) Kai-Drums In 2019, Kai left to start a family, Misa left to pursue her own musical vision, Mitsuru soon followed, and they had to bebuild. Amazingly, they did so without any loss in quality, finding Misaki and Ayumi on Guitar, and Natsumi, formerly of Telecide, to take over on drums (after a brief trial with another drummer). Second Lineup: Kimi-vocals Haru-bass, growls/metal vocals Misaki-Guitar, audience left Ayumi-Guitar, audience right Natsumi-Drums I saw them live in London just after this lineup came together, and they were explosive, playing mostly stuff from the original lineup. They have experimented with a variety of styles, dabbling in progressive and pop, but they still come back to their metal roots. In “Brave New World Revisited” (th-cam.com/video/_6-OXcyMkYI/w-d-xo.html) they’ve got a masterpiece. It’s also a tour-de-force for their brilliant young guitarist Ayumi, who has also taken on a lot of the writing for the band. In early 2022, Misaki, who suffers from severe stage fright, left the band for health reasons, and they scrambled to find a new co-lead guitarist. They have been joined by Moe, and their first release with her on board showcases some great dual shredding between her and Ayumi. From the original lineup: “Thread of the Light” (live) th-cam.com/video/enbjKqMOTe4/w-d-xo.html “Light in the Dark” th-cam.com/video/CN3KDIBdosQ/w-d-xo.html “Ignite” th-cam.com/video/LQIDqudG_DQ/w-d-xo.html Second Lineup: “Starlight” th-cam.com/video/4lq90GqRxiE/w-d-xo.html “Bloody Bride” th-cam.com/video/CN3KDIBdosQ/w-d-xo.html “Brave New World Revisited” th-cam.com/video/_6-OXcyMkYI/w-d-xo.html Third Lineup: “Road” th-cam.com/video/vcsUpWW0UZk/w-d-xo.html “Eyes of Doubt” th-cam.com/video/_oNn9Wg-vNQ/w-d-xo.html (This was written by new member Moe.) “Still Burning” is a statement: th-cam.com/video/v7UOTBAtJh0/w-d-xo.html They released their new album “Born Again” on June 28 and it’s a banger. BURRN is calling it a masterpiece. Metal Hammer compares them to Lovebites. They have posted two video singles from the album: “Still Burning” th-cam.com/video/v7UOTBAtJh0/w-d-xo.html and “Cult” th-cam.com/video/ohFf1pwwoz0/w-d-xo.html . They have also posted a live video of the title song from the album: th-cam.com/video/H3Yrr7Ssk54/w-d-xo.html.
I highly recommend a deep dive into Bridear, I haven’t found a song yet that I didn’t like. Not sure who was growling in this one but Haru (bassist) usually does the harsh vocals.
While I really like their new album and think highly of the current musicians this era is by far my favorite. Misa and Mitsuru had a feel for each other on those guitars. Misa was right with Saki as my favorite guitarist when I 1st fell down the J-Metal rabbit hole 7 years ago.
this is the Bridear i loved the original lineup of members, Misa and Mitsuru were the best guitar players. that time it was Misa doing the growling. you should go back 2 more years to their song Thread of the Light heavier than this but just as awesome
Thread of the light is live and it was my first it's awesome check that one out,also you want guttural then the band the rejects the song silent hell this chick will blow your mind,or galmet their song promised dawn be well
Some Japanese groups/artists, old and new. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Break the Wall, Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], BABYMETAL [All their songs, because they are all different], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], HAGANE [Tenka Goken (Trad: Five Swords of Heaven)], NEK! [MAZE, Get Over], DEXCORE [Earthworm], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe, Zero], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], ADO [Unravel (LIVE)], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma, Patriot Anthem (Live)] and their other band: DenKare [Detonator], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], LONESOME_BLUE [Face the Fear], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], EAST OF EDEN [Evolve], TRiDENT [Ambivalent, Spoopy], KOKESHI [Fetal Sea], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark, Brave New World Revisited, Ignite], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINARU [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], STMLT [Antimental], MARDELAS [G-Metal], FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS [Tear Down], MERGINGMOON [Greyen], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah, Playback], JILUKA [Mephisto, Overkill, Venom, Lluvia], BROKEN BY THE SCREAM [Emotion Cross-Counter], SAISEIGA [Strange Rain], FATE GEAR [Unbreakable Wings], LYNCH [Devil], GACHARIC SPIN [Mindset], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], DEVILOOF [Torture] _(Deathcore Band),_ JUPITER [My Enemy], SEIKIMA-II [Fire After Fire], NOKUTO [Life of Desire], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], SAISEIGA [Ride On], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], IRONBUNNY [23], NEMOPHILA [Rise, Hypnosis], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], PaleNeØ [aLiVE], Takayoshi Ohmura [THE CATACLYSM], HANABIE [We Love Sweets, Be the GAL], ZEILE [Deathside], A CROWD OF REBELLION [Re:Create of the Re:d], PALEDUSK [Area PD], POLKADOT STINGRAY [any song], MUTANT MONSTERS [Abnormal], BLACKLAB [Insanity], ASTERISM [Fiction, Rising Moon, Unravel, or Church], NOISEMAKER [Hunter or Prey], BiSH [The Night When Stars Twinkle], SCANDAL [A.M.D.K.J.], DEEP GIRL [I kill], Mrs. GREEN APPLE [Inferno], BRATS [Doudatte Yokatta, Kimarigoto], THE ORAL CIGARETTES [Frenzy Hey Kids!!], GIRUGAMESH [Drain], LiLiHoLi [From Darkness to Light], LONESOME_BLUE [Face The Fear], THE DEVIL’S KILLING MERRY-GO-ROUND [Diabolos], OTOBOKE BEAVER [Don't Light My Fire, Love is Short], GLIM SPANKY [Breaking Down Blues, Fighter], and many many more...
Huh, I enjoy Kimi's vocals here way more than I do nowadays. She always sounds so extremely overproduced and pitch-corrected on their newer stuff. You can still hear it here, but her vocals are mixed down a bit in the mix and the production isn't as heavy and I think it sounds really good. This is one of my favourite tracks I have heard by Bridear without question. Only vocals (Kimi) and bass/backing vocals (Haru) are still with the band from this lineup. Most likely Haru (bass/backing vocals) does the harsh vocals, she does nowadays anyway.
When I saw them live a few years ago, I actually liked her voice MUCH MORE than in the studio! I don't know, it seems they are never able to record her right (or they do process her voice too much - and she doesn't need it!)
@@realdocloco Yes, the couple of things I have seen from them live both on yt and a paid streamed show (with terrible audioquality to boot, you could almost only hear the vocals and guitars and no bass) sounded way better without question. It is certainly a taste thing as well as I am not at all a fan of the doubling/tripling layers they tend to use (and a lot of Japanese bands do) which get wider the higher the voice sings. It is probably used to cover up the pitch-correction, but I always find it very artificial sounding. I like harmonies when it's done with multiple vocalists, but this artificial way of doing it just doesn't do it for me. And I didn't notice it in this track actually.
@@tackle47 Thanks! I hardly know anything about their early stuff. I own their Rise EP, but except for that I only own their latest 3 albums (so starting from Bloody Bride) and I didn't really look into their older lineups to be honest. I always thought Haru did a good job on the harsh vocals nowdays, so it seemed logical to me she did in the past as well but clearly I was wrong :).
@@MaartenT it was quite a surprise when Haru took over harsh vocals. She is so tiny and kawaii. This was pre my knowledge of Hanabie and Nemophila was a few years later.
I absolutely love Bridear. I think they're such an underrated band. I wish more reactors would react to them, and that people would give them more of a chance. Thanks for reacting to them guys! We appreciate you!
@thebear128. Precisely. Bridear is one of those bands who are frequently overlooked, though not by me, in favour of some of their contemporaries, whether it be Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila et al, when they have just as many fantastic songs in their discography as those aforementioned bands, but don't garner the same amount of views or listens of which they are deserving, with Ignite and Ghoul being among their most watched MV'S, both now well over half a million views here on TH-cam. Just saw them live recently here in my hometown of Melbourne, Aus, (2nd show) as part of their "Into The World Forever" tour, and they were absolutely 🔥. I'm so glad that not only my prayers from 2022 were answered, but that they decided to make Australia the first stop of the tour. All due respect to Dream Evil, but Bridear were the standouts of that 2nd show as I unfortunately missed the first one. Have nothing but love for Bridear. Favourite album - Expose Your Emotions.✌️♥️🤘🇦🇺
They released an album earlier this year called Born Again. It was recorded in Sweden and has a darker sound, with obvious European influences. They've had a lot of evolution, starting out more thrashy/power-metal, then incorporating both Japanese pop-rock and prog-metal elements, before this latest turn, but I've liked every iteration of the band.
Misa or Misato Ono the guitarist in the leather did the growling back with the original line up like we have here. Kimi the vocalist also did some on certain songs. Haru the bassist took over growling when Misa left the band. Bridear still plays this song and other early songs today. Bridear has uploaded several videos in support of their latest album and just back from Australia after a five stop tour there.
Ditto to the above. Great, underrated band.
Bridear are just amazing! A very underrated band in my opinion
Thanks for coming back to Bridear, guys! Love the reaction and perspective. The live version of this song from Aegis of London is also worth checking out. It would be super cool to see you guys react to Real Is Real from their newest album; it doesn't have a music video, but really kicks ass and has a lot of rhythmic shifts, plus the mix of clean and harsh vocals.
Love Bridear.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Here's an oldie from right at the start of Bridear with the same lineup as this track: Thread Of The Light - th-cam.com/video/enbjKqMOTe4/w-d-xo.html Or you can come right up to present day with Still Burning - th-cam.com/video/v7UOTBAtJh0/w-d-xo.html (there is a live version on their channel as well) and of course I hope you enjoy these and the others from my last list in the community section. Thanks as always for the reactions!
Hey guys, thanks for coming back to Bridear. You have actually now done four reactions to them, but it looks like you missed my comments on the first one (more than a year ago) so here is an updated version:
As you know, Japanese metal is on an incredible roll, especially the women, who are kicking ass on an epic scale. Founded in 2011, Bridear are one of the second wave of all-female heavy-metal bands. They have undergone a few lineup changes, and have experimented with various styles, but they always come back to their foundation of hard-driving metal-inflected rock. They have the quintessential twin-lead attack and technical rhythm section. Here is the original lineup:
Kimi-Vocals
Haru-Bass, growls
Misa-Guitars, growls
Mitsuru-Guitars (pink flying V)
Kai-Drums
In 2019, Kai left to start a family, Misa left to pursue her own musical vision, Mitsuru soon followed, and they had to bebuild. Amazingly, they did so without any loss in quality, finding Misaki and Ayumi on Guitar, and Natsumi, formerly of Telecide, to take over on drums (after a brief trial with another drummer).
Second Lineup:
Kimi-vocals
Haru-bass, growls/metal vocals
Misaki-Guitar, audience left
Ayumi-Guitar, audience right
Natsumi-Drums
I saw them live in London just after this lineup came together, and they were explosive, playing mostly stuff from the original lineup. They have experimented with a variety of styles, dabbling in progressive and pop, but they still come back to their metal roots.
In “Brave New World Revisited” (th-cam.com/video/_6-OXcyMkYI/w-d-xo.html) they’ve got a masterpiece. It’s also a tour-de-force for their brilliant young guitarist Ayumi, who has also taken on a lot of the writing for the band.
In early 2022, Misaki, who suffers from severe stage fright, left the band for health reasons, and they scrambled to find a new co-lead guitarist. They have been joined by Moe, and their first release with her on board showcases some great dual shredding between her and Ayumi.
From the original lineup:
“Thread of the Light” (live) th-cam.com/video/enbjKqMOTe4/w-d-xo.html
“Light in the Dark” th-cam.com/video/CN3KDIBdosQ/w-d-xo.html
“Ignite” th-cam.com/video/LQIDqudG_DQ/w-d-xo.html
Second Lineup:
“Starlight” th-cam.com/video/4lq90GqRxiE/w-d-xo.html
“Bloody Bride” th-cam.com/video/CN3KDIBdosQ/w-d-xo.html
“Brave New World Revisited” th-cam.com/video/_6-OXcyMkYI/w-d-xo.html
Third Lineup:
“Road” th-cam.com/video/vcsUpWW0UZk/w-d-xo.html
“Eyes of Doubt” th-cam.com/video/_oNn9Wg-vNQ/w-d-xo.html
(This was written by new member Moe.)
“Still Burning” is a statement: th-cam.com/video/v7UOTBAtJh0/w-d-xo.html
They released their new album “Born Again” on June 28 and it’s a banger. BURRN is calling it a masterpiece. Metal Hammer compares them to Lovebites. They have posted two video singles from the album:
“Still Burning” th-cam.com/video/v7UOTBAtJh0/w-d-xo.html and
“Cult” th-cam.com/video/ohFf1pwwoz0/w-d-xo.html .
They have also posted a live video of the title song from the album: th-cam.com/video/H3Yrr7Ssk54/w-d-xo.html.
I highly recommend a deep dive into Bridear, I haven’t found a song yet that I didn’t like. Not sure who was growling in this one but Haru (bassist) usually does the harsh vocals.
Harsh vocals was the old guitarrist Misa (Misato Ono), who left in 2017
@@Lesca6 yes, and then Haru started doing it
The bassist does most of the harsh vocals. I am sitting here wearing my brand new Brisear "Born Again" t-shirt. Love this band.
Nope, it's Misa. Haru take over after Misa left.
While I really like their new album and think highly of the current musicians this era is by far my favorite. Misa and Mitsuru had a feel for each other on those guitars. Misa was right with Saki as my favorite guitarist when I 1st fell down the J-Metal rabbit hole 7 years ago.
For more in this vein i highly suggest their song "Scream". its more of a deep cut but its one of my faves.
this is the Bridear i loved the original lineup of members, Misa and Mitsuru were the best guitar players. that time it was Misa doing the growling. you should go back 2 more years to their song Thread of the Light heavier than this but just as awesome
Haru, the bassist, is the one who does the growls for BRIDEAR. GR8 reaction gents!!
She does now but back then it was Misa in the brown leather. Gary took over when Misa left.
Either I've missed a line-up change or auto-carrot has stitched you up here.
@@iaingeo yeah see that now, Gary lol
@@tackle47yes my fav Bridear guitarist, Gary Holt! 😂
US tour this coming year. No dates yet however.
The one that use Suhr strat guitar does the scream part, she's no longer in the band. She's doing solo now, no more metal stuff.
Thread of the light is live and it was my first it's awesome check that one out,also you want guttural then the band the rejects the song silent hell this chick will blow your mind,or galmet their song promised dawn be well
Some Japanese groups/artists, old and new. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Break the Wall, Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], BABYMETAL [All their songs, because they are all different], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], HAGANE [Tenka Goken (Trad: Five Swords of Heaven)], NEK! [MAZE, Get Over], DEXCORE [Earthworm], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe, Zero], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], ADO [Unravel (LIVE)], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma, Patriot Anthem (Live)] and their other band: DenKare [Detonator], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], LONESOME_BLUE [Face the Fear], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], EAST OF EDEN [Evolve], TRiDENT [Ambivalent, Spoopy], KOKESHI [Fetal Sea], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark, Brave New World Revisited, Ignite], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINARU [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], STMLT [Antimental], MARDELAS [G-Metal], FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS [Tear Down], MERGINGMOON [Greyen], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah, Playback], JILUKA [Mephisto, Overkill, Venom, Lluvia], BROKEN BY THE SCREAM [Emotion Cross-Counter], SAISEIGA [Strange Rain], FATE GEAR [Unbreakable Wings], LYNCH [Devil], GACHARIC SPIN [Mindset], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], DEVILOOF [Torture] _(Deathcore Band),_ JUPITER [My Enemy], SEIKIMA-II [Fire After Fire], NOKUTO [Life of Desire], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], SAISEIGA [Ride On], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], IRONBUNNY [23], NEMOPHILA [Rise, Hypnosis], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], PaleNeØ [aLiVE], Takayoshi Ohmura [THE CATACLYSM], HANABIE [We Love Sweets, Be the GAL], ZEILE [Deathside], A CROWD OF REBELLION [Re:Create of the Re:d], PALEDUSK [Area PD], POLKADOT STINGRAY [any song], MUTANT MONSTERS [Abnormal], BLACKLAB [Insanity], ASTERISM [Fiction, Rising Moon, Unravel, or Church], NOISEMAKER [Hunter or Prey], BiSH [The Night When Stars Twinkle], SCANDAL [A.M.D.K.J.], DEEP GIRL [I kill], Mrs. GREEN APPLE [Inferno], BRATS [Doudatte Yokatta, Kimarigoto], THE ORAL CIGARETTES [Frenzy Hey Kids!!], GIRUGAMESH [Drain], LiLiHoLi [From Darkness to Light], LONESOME_BLUE [Face The Fear], THE DEVIL’S KILLING MERRY-GO-ROUND [Diabolos], OTOBOKE BEAVER [Don't Light My Fire, Love is Short], GLIM SPANKY [Breaking Down Blues, Fighter], and many many more...
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Huh, I enjoy Kimi's vocals here way more than I do nowadays. She always sounds so extremely overproduced and pitch-corrected on their newer stuff. You can still hear it here, but her vocals are mixed down a bit in the mix and the production isn't as heavy and I think it sounds really good. This is one of my favourite tracks I have heard by Bridear without question. Only vocals (Kimi) and bass/backing vocals (Haru) are still with the band from this lineup. Most likely Haru (bass/backing vocals) does the harsh vocals, she does nowadays anyway.
When I saw them live a few years ago, I actually liked her voice MUCH MORE than in the studio! I don't know, it seems they are never able to record her right (or they do process her voice too much - and she doesn't need it!)
@@realdocloco Yes, the couple of things I have seen from them live both on yt and a paid streamed show (with terrible audioquality to boot, you could almost only hear the vocals and guitars and no bass) sounded way better without question. It is certainly a taste thing as well as I am not at all a fan of the doubling/tripling layers they tend to use (and a lot of Japanese bands do) which get wider the higher the voice sings. It is probably used to cover up the pitch-correction, but I always find it very artificial sounding. I like harmonies when it's done with multiple vocalists, but this artificial way of doing it just doesn't do it for me. And I didn't notice it in this track actually.
It was Misa growling back then guitarist in brown leather here.
@@tackle47 Thanks! I hardly know anything about their early stuff. I own their Rise EP, but except for that I only own their latest 3 albums (so starting from Bloody Bride) and I didn't really look into their older lineups to be honest. I always thought Haru did a good job on the harsh vocals nowdays, so it seemed logical to me she did in the past as well but clearly I was wrong :).
@@MaartenT it was quite a surprise when Haru took over harsh vocals. She is so tiny and kawaii. This was pre my knowledge of Hanabie and Nemophila was a few years later.
too much old video